The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-06
CROSS tie CUTS.

TIE East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia are contracting for rails 10 re-
lay seventy-fve miles Of old track.
J.L. Nickel & Co., OF this city, re.
ceived the contract to build the Lodi.
ana, Alabama and Tex - railroad from
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, to Princeton, KY.
The Chesapeake and Nashville has
been completed TO Scottsville, KY,
thirty-six miles from Gallatin, Tenn,
the starting point, and sixteen miles
beyond the terminus at the end OF last
year.
THE Baltimore, Nashville and Mem.
phis route extends from Bristol in the
northeast, via Nashville, to Memphis,
distance OF 400 miles. II is under
stood that the Baltimore and Ohio
Company is behind this scheme.
THR Memphis and Charleston
road will be extended to Sheffield,
Ala, and the principal machine shops
will also be erected there. This COM
pany has let the contracts for the
bulldog OF large shops at Sheffield,
Ala.
THE Cincinnati and Birmingham
Company will unite with other com
panies in kentucky aud Alabama.
The road will start at some point on
the Cincinnati Southern, in central or
lower Kentucky, and proceed by tbs
most direct and feasible route to BIZ
miughau, and ultimately to the galf
coast.
THE Cincinnati and Birmingham
Road will be about 800 miles long, be-
ginning at or near Monticello or Point
Burnsidss, on the Cincinnati Southern,
and extend through Middle Tennessea,
near the western base of Cumberland
MountainF, thence to Tullahoma or
Sheibyville, Fayetteville, Huntsville
and Birmingham.
SEVERAL important lines aud connsc-
tons are growing up from the Chesa-
peske and Nashville, and the Cincin.
natl and Nashville roads. The former
is under way, while the latter is COM
pleted to Scottvile and la arranging a
junction with the Louisville and
Southern. Auo her proposition is to
connect with Huntsville, Ala.
THE Louisville, New 0rleang and
Texas will lay five miles Of ira,k. The
company has now contracted ior fifteen
locomotives and 400 freight CATS to be
delivered before September LIST, also
for tbs c1mplet on OF fifteen miles OF
side track at various points. (Tnis is
part Of the Huntington system,
Newport News to California, and will
Join in bridge over the Mississippi at
Arkansas City,
THE Missouri, Tennessee and Geor-
gia will build from Kansas City, Mo-,
crossing the Mississippi river at New
Madrid, thence through Dyersburg,
Humboldt, striking the tennessee
river about the old town of Bro wns.
boro. Tue road will thence proceed
direct to Florence, Ala, thence to
Huntsville, again crossing tue Tennes-
see river at so@e paint on q line from
Huntsville to Admission, From the
latter place 1t goes direcS 10 Atlanta,
and f,om there to Savannah, Ga.
IT is the present intention Of the
Cbssspe AXE and Nashville to buildt1o
uOTbnSu IohuS. a. tOiue p ln', pTODh-
bly, Glasgow, the line will divide,
and one will join the Chea-
ptaSe, OAio and Southwestern
at Ceciiisn Junction or Elizabeth
towon, thus forming an in dependent
line from Nashville to Louisville. The
other will be built to Dauville, where
it will connect with the Cincinnati
Southern and the Louisville Southern.
The Cincinr att Enquirer says that the
road will be extended north from
Gallstin, Tenn, to a con-
neciion With the Chesapeake
Ohio and Southwestern division ofthe
Newport N, W. and Miesissippi Valley
Company at Ell zabsthtowo, KY The
road will also be built south from Gal
latin via Lebanon, Tenu., to a Conlec-
ton with The Alabama Great Southern
near Ashv!l e, Ala, and continued on
south 10 a connection with the East
Tennes see, Virginia and Georgia at
Talladega, Ala.